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This procedure removes the FaceTime plugin’s native artifacts and describes the separate operator actions needed to restore the Mac’s standard security posture. OpenClaw never changes SIP automatically.

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Remove driver and helper artifacts

End any active call, then run:
The uninstall removes the HAL driver, cached driver output, staged and timestamped helper dylibs for FaceTime and Phone, the helper key, and the staged helper build stamp. It does not kill unrelated processes. Quit and reopen FaceTime and Phone so neither app retains a mapped helper. If an app will not quit normally, terminate only that exact app from Activity Monitor and reopen it. Do not use broad process-name kill commands. Verify that OpenClaw-Mic and OpenClaw-Feed no longer appear:

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Restore SIP debugging restrictions

If you previously accepted the private-helper tradeoff and disabled debugging restrictions, restore standard SIP from macOS Recovery:
  1. Shut down the Mac.
  2. Hold the power button until startup options appear.
  3. Choose Options, authenticate, and open Terminal from Utilities.
  4. Run csrutil enable.
  5. Reboot and verify with csrutil status.
Do not modify SIP merely to diagnose a driver or configuration problem.

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Recover a failed driver update

Driver replacement is transactional. A failed staged or post-swap verification restores the previous driver and does not restart Core Audio. If status remains invalid or outdated, rerun facetime.updateDriver from an interactive admin session and inspect its exact error. Never copy an unverified driver into /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL manually. The installer intentionally rejects Xcode that is not canonical, Apple-signed, root-owned, or free of group/world-writable content. Reinstall Xcode from Apple into /Applications using an administrator-managed installation. If the error names a writable path component, an administrator must remove group/world write access from that component, including /Applications, according to the Mac’s software-management policy. Do not work around the check by changing the plugin, supplying another compiler path, or copying a locally built driver into the HAL directory.